Launched in 1948 the 166 S was a racing model built by Allemano in both berlinetta and spider versions. Both variants were victorious in competition with the berlinetta winning that year's Mille Miglia, while the spider won the Giro di Sicilia.

When it opened, the Scuderia Ferrari (Italian for “Ferrari Stable”) wasn’t meant to produce road cars, but rather for sponsoring amateur drivers and already made racing cars. It was actually supposed to be the first motorsport team independent from factory, although related to Alfa Romeo.
Enzo Ferrari always worked for the Alfa Romeo company, in different job positions, until around 1940. Then he quit because that a... more